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6 unusual facts about DeWitt Clinton High School


Angelo Cruz

Coming out of the Patterson Projects in the Bronx, "Monchito" was a New York City Playground legend by the time he finished High School at DeWitt Clinton High School.

Irving Jaffee

He briefly attended DeWitt Clinton High School, but dropped out after failing to make the varsity baseball team.

James E. Kearney

Kearney graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1901, and then attended the Teachers College of Columbia University, where he earned a Regents license to teach in New York State.

Rolando Acosta

When he turned 14, Acosta moved to New York City and attended DeWitt Clinton High School.

William H. Gompert

additions, including The High School of Music & Art (in 1924), DeWitt Clinton High School and Theodore Roosevelt High School (1929), the Bronx; James Madison High School (1926), Brooklyn; and

Wilmeth Sidat-Singh

Wilmeth showed great talent as an athlete and became a basketball star, leading DeWitt Clinton High School to the New York Public High School Athletic League championship in 1934.



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